WWII Flashcards

1
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Japanese pilots who flew suicide bombers

A

Kamikaze

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2
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Natzis plan for extermination of the Jews

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Final solution

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3
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Great Britains policy towards Germany (belief that they gave into reasonable demands)

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Policy of appeasement

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4
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What was the impact of Pearl Harbor

A

US joined the war

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5
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What’s the Mukden incident

A

Excuse to conquer Manchuria

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6
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Name of conference where they discussed how they are going to attack Germany

A

Tehran conference

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7
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Treaty gave Hitler permission to attack Poland

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Natzi-soviet non-aggression pact

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8
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History’s greatest naval invasion

A

D day

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9
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Name given to Germany group to round up Jews and kill them

A

Einsatzgruppen

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10
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Period of political tension following WWII

A

The Cold War

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11
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Grown war for lighting war using tanks and airplanes

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Blitzkrieg

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12
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Neville Chamberlan said the Munic conference meant what

A

Peace in our time

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13
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Who were he leaders of Germany Italy and the Soviet Union at the beginning of WWII

A

Hitler Mussolini Stalin

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14
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Which country did Germany invade to start WWII

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Poland

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15
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Hitler’s annexation of Austria was called

A

Anschluss

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16
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Name the battle where “never was so much owed by so many to so few”

A

Battle of Britain

17
Q

What battle was the turning point in the wad in the pacific against the Japanese

A

Midway

18
Q

When did WWII start

A

Sep 1 1939

19
Q

Where did Britain get trapped

A

Dunkirk

20
Q

Hitler postponed his invasion what battle and why

A

Battle of Britain, British Air Force to great. Needed time to regroup

21
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When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor

A

Dec 7 1941

22
Q

1942 allies

A

Us Great Britain Soviet Union

23
Q

1942 axis

A

Germany Italy Japan

24
Q

What happened on 1942 to give the Allies the upper hand

A

North America: German forces defeated by Rommel at El Alamein. Russia: Germany 6th army surrenders at battle of Stalingrad

25
Q

Largest tank battle in WWII

A

Kursk

26
Q

When does Germany surrender

A

Nov 7 1945

27
Q

What did Heinrich Himmler do

A

Resettle Germans in the east. Or make “living space” for them

28
Q

Biggest death camp

A

Auschwitz

29
Q

Who formed and what was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

A

Japan. Organize its conquests

30
Q

What did the soviet women do

A

Worked in factories railroads and mines. Dig anti-tank ditches. Snipers and bombers

31
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What did Albert Speer do

A

He was made minister of armaments. Had was able to triple the production armaments between 1942-1943

32
Q

What was the blitz

A

Bombing of London

33
Q

What happened at the Yalta Conference when was it

A

Creation of United Nations. Free elections. Divide Germany in 4 parts fed 1945

34
Q

When was the Tehran conference and what happened

A

Nov. 1943. Invasion of France by 1944. Partition of Germany

35
Q

When and what happened at the Potsdam conference

A

July 1945. Argued about free elections. Trails for those who committed crimes against humanity in Nuremberg Germany.

36
Q

Who said an Iron curtain had descended across Europe

A

Winston Churchill